South Platte Natural Resources District Kimball, Cheyenne and Deuel Counties, NE

South Platte NRD Staff

Rod L. Horn, General Manager - rlhorn@spnrd.org

Administrative officer and treasurer for the board of directors

Overall administrator for district programs and projects

Handles day-to-day operations of district, supervises office staff

Appointed as safety coordinator & accountable for all phases of the safety & loss       prevention program in cooperation with the safety committee

Executive secretary for the Citizen's Monitoring Committee regarding Clean Harbors       Hazardous Waste Facility

Galen Wittrock, Assistant Manager - gwittrock@spnrd.org

Manages regulatory programs (chemigation, sediment & erosion, groundwater       management)

Oversees conservation tree program / community tree planting program

Coordinates wildlife habitat improvement program

Kyle Liebig, Water Resources Manager - kliebig@spnrd.org

Administers programs to implement the District's groundwater management plan

Assist with implementing Nebraska's depletion plan

Coordinates efforts with cities and towns to protect existing water supplies

Directs various local, state or federally funded projects

Chris Kaiser, Natural Resources Coordinator - ckaiser@spnrd.org

Coordinates groundwater registration update program

Oversees the groundwater quality and level monitoring program

Assist with the conservation tree program, project/program inspections, and general       maintenance

Coordinates NeRAIN program

Ryan Reisdorff, Water Resources Programs Specialist - rreisdorff@spnrd.org

Wellhead Protection Area coordinator

Manages and coordinates Section 319 Project Implementation Plan

Coordinates Cash for Grass Program

Assist with the implementation of the Districtwide Ground Water Management Area       Rules and Regulations and the Integrated Management Plan

Don Ogle, Information & Education Coordinator - dogle@spnrd.org

Conducts public information program

Coordinates educational events, school programs and teacher workshops

Web site administrator

Travis Glanz, Water Resource Technician - tglanz@spnrd.org

Conducts irrigation flow meter program

Assists producers with nitrogen and irrigation water management

Thad Kuntz, Ground Water Modeler/Hydrogeologist- tkuntz@npnrd.org

Shared duties with South Platte and North Platte NRDs

Gathering and interpretation of hydrologic, geologic and hydrogeologic information.

Use of modeling techniques to analyze how western Nebraska aquifers react to             stresses (e.g. drought, ground water pumping, etc.)

Assist NRD directors, managers and staff with ground water information and       interpretation to aid in aquifer management

Jerry Spiker, NRD/NRCS Farm Bill Technician - jerrold.spiker@ne.usda.gov

Promote activities to keep expiring CRP acres in grass cover

Develop new CRP plans and Mid-Contract Management plans

Provide assistance with cost share applications related to CRP and expiring CRP.

Provide assistance with grazing plans

Linda Suhr, Administrative Manager/Bookkeeper - llsuhr@spnrd.org

Office Manager

Administers District cost-share programs

Oversees bookkeeping, insurance and payroll operations

Coordinates projects and assists with reporting requirements

Board and committee recording secretary

Jodi Livingstone, District Secretary - jlivingstone@spnrd.org

Office receptionist

Assists with tree and chemigation programs

Accounts receivable and purchasing

Water resources secretarial duties and data input

Hilary Cook, Field Office Secretary/Conservation Technician- hilary.cook@ne.nacdnet.net

Kimball NRCS office receptionist / conservation technician

Contact for NRD programs / inquiries

NRCS Conservation planning, implementation and follow up

NRCS Contract status review and assessment

Jane Joyce, Field Office Secretary - jane.joyce@ne.nacdnet.net

Sidney NRCS office receptionist

Contact for NRD programs / inquiries

	Administrative officer and treasurer for the board of directors
	Overall administrator for district programs and projects
	Handles day-to-day operations of district, supervises office staff
	Appointed as safety coordinator & accountable for all phases of the safety & loss prevention program in cooperation with the safety committee
	Executive secretary for the Citizen's Monitoring Committee regarding Clean Harbors Hazardous Waste Facility

	Manages regulatory programs (chemigation, sediment & erosion, groundwater management)
	Oversees conservation tree program / community tree planting program
	Coordinates wildlife habitat improvement program

	Administers programs to implement the District's groundwater management plan
	Assist with implementing Nebraska's depletion plan
	Coordinates efforts with cities and towns to protect existing water supplies
	Directs various local, state or federally funded projects

	Coordinates groundwater registration update program
	Oversees the groundwater quality and level monitoring program
	Assist with the conservation tree program, project/program inspections, and general maintenance
	Coordinates NeRAIN program

	Wellhead Protection Area coordinator
	Manages and coordinates Section 319 Project Implementation Plan
	Coordinates Cash for Grass Program
	Assist with the implementation of the Districtwide Ground Water Management Area Rules and Regulations and the Integrated Management Plan

	Conducts public information program
	Coordinates educational events, school programs and teacher workshops
	Web site administrator

	Conducts irrigation flow meter program
	Assists producers with nitrogen and irrigation water management

	Shared duties with South Platte and North Platte NRDs
	Gathering and interpretation of hydrologic, geologic and hydrogeologic information.
	Use of modeling techniques to analyze how western Nebraska aquifers react to stresses (e.g. drought, ground water pumping, etc.)
	Assist NRD directors, managers and staff with ground water information and interpretation to aid in aquifer management

	Promote activities to keep expiring CRP acres in grass cover
	Develop new CRP plans and Mid-Contract Management plans
	Provide assistance with cost share applications related to CRP and expiring CRP.
	Provide assistance with grazing plans

	Office Manager
	Administers District cost-share programs
	Oversees bookkeeping, insurance and payroll operations
	Coordinates projects and assists with reporting requirements
	Board and committee recording secretary

	Office receptionist
	Assists with tree and chemigation programs
	Accounts receivable and purchasing
	Water resources secretarial duties and data input

	Kimball NRCS office receptionist / conservation technician
	Contact for NRD programs / inquiries
	NRCS Conservation planning, implementation and follow up
	NRCS Contract status review and assessment

	Sidney NRCS office receptionist
	Contact for NRD programs / inquiries